An ‘Inspired
Performance’ is guaranteed at the 2012 Goodwood
Festival of Speed – the first year that
Infiniti, the performance luxury automotive
brand from Japan, officially becomes a sponsor
of the iconic motoring and motorsport
celebration.

Making its world
dynamic debut on the hill climb will be
Infiniti’s first running prototype of the
electric range-extender sports car known as
EMERG-E. When first shown at the
2012 Geneva motor show, the UK-designed and
built electric car concept won huge acclaim for
its stunning looks and engineering ingenuity.
Such a special car demands a safe pair of hands
to guide it up the hill each day and they don’t
come much safer than F1 pilot Mark Webber, lined
up for the Saturday run.

Jerry Hardcastle,
Global Chief Marketability Engineer, commented:
“The Festival of Speed crowds will be seeing
EMERG-E in action for the first time ever, even
before many of Infiniti’s top executives have
seen it! Goodwood’s spectators will see not just
an exquisite design but a superb example of
Infiniti combining our own technologies with
those of our partners to create an
environmentally-friendly car, brimming with true
Infiniti driver appeal.”

The second
Infiniti going up the hill will be the M35h
hybrid. The world’s fastest-accelerating
petrol/electric hybrid saloon, delivering 41mpg
and producing only 159g/km CO2, will
power past the festival crowd each day. Between
runs the Infiniti M will take pride of place in
the FoS-Tech arena.

The Earl of
March added: “I am delighted to welcome Infiniti
to the Goodwood family, with its distinctive and
highly-original way of showcasing its products
and brand philosophy. I am proud that Infiniti
has chosen the Festival of Speed to dynamically
debut exciting products such as the FX Vettel
edition and EMERG-E concept globally.”